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Ingredients
| unsalted butter: 1 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 3/4 cups |
| eggs: 4 |
| 2% milk: 1 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp |
| lemon extract: 1/4 tsp |
| cake flour: 2 1/4 cups |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/2 cups |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 4 cups |
| water: 1/3 cup (boiling) |
| bittersweet baking chocolate squares: 1 oz (chopped) |
Black and White Cookies
Credit: Food.com
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Prep Time
25 min -
Cook Time
25 min -
Servings
2 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350.
- Butter 2 baking sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk, vanilla and, lemon extract.
- Combine cake flour and all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually blend into the creamed mixture.
- Drop tablespoons of the dough at least 2 inches apart on prepared sheet.
- Bake until edges begin to brown; checking in 10 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- To make icing: Place confectioners sugar in a large bowl.
- Mix in boiling water one tablespoon at a time until mixture is thick and spreadable.
- Transfer half of the frosting to the top of a double boiler set over simmering water.
- Stir in chocolate.
- Warm mixture, stirring frequently, until chocolate melts.
- Remove from heat.
- With a brush, coat half the cookie with chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting.
- Set on wax paper until frosting hardens.